When the world has got me down And I'm empty like a ghost town When desert sun has beat on me And overwhelmed me by the heat Just when I lose hope and think I am lost Through the mirage is the truth of the cross Like water to me when the whole world is dry I know where my help will come from I reach for the sky I reach for the sky, Reach for the sky Reach for the sky When good and bad and ugly strain Inside my mind I'm like a train Who's out of fuel and out of fire Won't move again I've no desire But you give me fuel to start moving again Through every failure and every sin Where do you go when you've no strength to try I know where my help will come from I reach for the sky Reach for the sky, reach for the sky Reach for the sky, reach for the sky When trouble rides on in to town And evil circles me around God's my defense so I won't flee I won't go down I'm packing heat Reach for the sky, reach for the sky, reach for the sky (For the sky) lord I lift my eyes (For the sky) with my hands held high (For the sky) you won't leave me dry no (For the sky) God you always hear my cry